Panel OKs special funding for high-growth districts
The House Education Committee backed up to 6 million dollars yearly in advance funding for districts with rising enrollment 121 urban districts identified. Critics noted passage unlikely this session as broader reform looms in 1999 amid talks of transport and special education needs.
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GOP backs 15 percent across the board tax cut despite slower revenues
Iowa lawmakers weigh a 15 percent income tax cut as February revenues lagged, with eight month growth at 4.4 percent and total receipts short of last year. Republicans defend the plan saying surplus funds cover gaps while some warn the slowdown could test estimates for 1998.
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Brent Siegrist
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Dwight Dinkla
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Ways and Means
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Jack Rife
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